Cesar Acevedo v. KS Complete Auto Group Inc. et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California orders Plaintiff Cesar Acevedo to show cause why his Unruh Act claim should not be dismissed without prejudice for lack of supplemental jurisdiction. Relying on Arroyo v. Rosas, the Court identifies potential exceptional circumstances involving federal-state comity and directs Plaintiff to provide information concerning the statutory damages sought and whether he and his counsel qualify as high-frequency litigants under California law.

Holdings

1. Because the Unruh Act claim was closely related to the ADA claim, the district court had authority to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a).
2. The circumstances identified in Arroyo v. Rosas potentially constitute exceptional circumstances under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(4), permitting the district court to decline supplemental jurisdiction over an ADA-based Unruh Act claim, particularly when the case remains at an early stage and the merits have not been adjudicated.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court had supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's Unruh Act claim because it was closely related to his ADA claim.
2. Whether the circumstances identified by the Ninth Circuit in Arroyo v. Rosas potentially justified declining supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(4).

Disposition

other